Fury (1955)
Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey. Roger Mobley co-starred in the two final seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's. The frequent introduction to the show depicts the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the announcer reads: "FURY!..The story of a horse..and a boy who loves him." Fury is the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment.
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Episode 1 - Aunt Harriet
Release Date: 1958-10-08Aunt Harriet comes to visit the Broken Wheel Ranch. All she finds is dirt, grime, and disorder. WIll Jim, Pete, and the boys survive Aunt Harriet's visit? Princess, Fury's mare, has a colt and they name him Thunder.
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Episode 2 - The Littlest Horse Thief
Release Date: 1958-10-11In this episode, Pee Wee (Jimmy Baird) leaves the Broken Wheel Ranch to move upstate to live with his dad. The guys meet little Packy Lambert. He wants to buy a horse and he has a whole two dollars to pay for it. But Packy's dad says they can't afford a horse. So Packy brings him back to the corral at the Broken Wheel Ranch. The horse, Lucky, follows Packy who's running away from home. The guy's go out to search for Packy.
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Episode 3 - Palomino
Release Date: 1958-10-18Jim takes on a wild palomino that no one else can tame. But Packy proves with a little love anything is possible.
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Episode 4 - Halloween
Release Date: 1958-10-25Joey and Packy are having a Halloween party in the barn. Their friends Roger and Phil are getting in trouble pulling pranks and Jim invites them to the party. Roger and Phil have to learn their lesson the hard way.
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Episode 5 - Jailbreak
Release Date: 1958-11-01Smoke Nelson (John Pickard) helps Joey and Fury after they take a tumble. The next day he gets arrested for armed robbery. So Joey and Packy go to town to visit him at the jail. Fury helps Smoke break out of jail, but was it for Smoke to go prove his innocence or to make his escape?
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Episode 6 - The Fire Watchers
Release Date: 1958-11-15The weather has been very dry and conditions are ripe for wildfires. Ranger Bill Marsh enlists Jim, Pete, and Joey to help keep a watch out. Joey gets to be a lookout up in a fire tower. Packy wants to help out too. Carelessness on the part of a road work crew causes a disaster.
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Episode 7 - The Ornithologists
Release Date: 1958-11-22A couple of rival university professors are competing with each other to search for a rare bird on The Broken Wheel Ranch. Joey and Packy join in the search. But who will be the first to find it?
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Episode 8 - The Unwanted Shepherd
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Episode 9 - Troubles Have Wings
Release Date: 1958-12-06A raven shows up at the Broken Wheel Ranch. Joey names him Mr. Friendly. Pete lets his superstitions run wild. He believes Mr. Friendly is a jinx and blames every mishap on him. But it turns out Mr. Friendly was good luck after all.
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Episode 10 - The Model Plane
Release Date: 1958-12-20Joey is building a model plane to enter a contest for a college scholarship. Packy wants to help, but Joey warns him not to touch it. After Packy breaks the plane he blames it on Fury. He's too ashamed to face up to it so he runs away.
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Episode 11 - The Will
Release Date: 1958-12-27Penny's Aunt Hattie has passed away. Aunt Hattie's beloved old cat named Tiger has no where to go so Penny (Diane Mountford) and Packy try to save him. Penny decides to go and hide but no one can find her.
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Episode 12 - The Pulling Contest
Release Date: 1959-01-03Packy's Mom and Dad are down on their luck. The bank wants to foreclose on their farm mortgage. Jim tries to help out but Packy's Dad doesn't want to get into any more debt so his plan is to sell Packy's horse Lucky.
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Episode 13 - Ten Dollars A Head
Release Date: 1959-01-10Jim and Pete head out of town for the day to buy a mare and leave Joey in charge of the Broken Wheel Ranch. Joey and Packy catch Fred Berry (a local crook) illegally rounding up horses.
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Episode 14 - Feeling His Oats
Release Date: 1959-01-17Thunder is feeling his oats. He gets out of his stall and runs the range. There's a killer white stallion on the loose and the local ranchers think it's Thunder doing the killing.
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Episode 15 - Bad Medicine
Release Date: 1959-01-24Arthur (Peter Votrian) and his mother move into a nearby ranch for the summer. Arthur is sickly and the doctor thinks that horse riding and relaxation would do him good. Joey and Jim think Arthur's mother is a little too overprotective.
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Episode 16 - Sonic Boom
Release Date: 1959-01-31Air Force jets are flying over the area causing sonic booms. Miles Jackson, a local resident, is putting together a petition to shut down the Air Base. Jim assists Col. Benson in convincing the neighbors that air defense is necessary and can be helpful to everyone.
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Episode 17 - An Old Indian Trick
Release Date: 1959-02-07A mining engineer and his son come to do some research near the Broken Wheel Ranch. Jim invites them to park their travel trailer at the ranch. An outlaw breaks into the barn at night and steals a horse. The Sheriff enlists Jim and Pete to join the posse. But while they're gone, Joey and Ronnie (Lars Henderson) go looking for the outlaw.
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Episode 18 - The Relay Station
Release Date: 1959-02-14Some crooks are in the area. They bought twelve horses from the Broken Wheel Ranch and used counterfeit money. Pete tells Packy the legend about the old relay station being haunted. Packy sneaks out at night to go and investigate.
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Episode 19 - Black Gold
Release Date: 1959-02-21Pee Wee (Jimmy Baird) comes back to visit the ranch. He's been learning all about petroleum engineering from his father. Joey and Pee Wee find old Mr. Farnum at his wildcat oil well and he's been hurt. Old Mr. Farnum has been experiencing unexplained accidents at the oil well. Joey and Pee Wee investigate.
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Episode 20 - Girl Scout
Release Date: 1959-02-28Joey and Pee Wee are out in the woods working on their Boy Scout merit badges. Sally is also out working on her Girl Scout badges. They learn it's easier when they all work together.
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Episode 21 - House Guests
Release Date: 1959-03-07Joey sees a car run off the road and goes to help. The two guy's from the car come to the Broken Wheel Ranch to await the doctor. But they are not who they seem to be.
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Episode 22 - Joey's Jalopy
Release Date: 1959-03-14Joey wants a car so he and Pee Wee start working on an old beat-up jalopy from the local junk yard. They fix it all up and their friend Chuck 'borrows' the car and wrecks it.
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Episode 23 - Junior Achievement
Release Date: 1959-04-04Joey starts the Capitol City Junior Achievement Corporation in the barn. Packy gets elected as treasurer. Packy starts business dealings without checking with anyone. But all isn't lost because the Junior Achievement Corporation is on the job.